Definition of hath

1. have [ v ] have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract senseExamples:: "She has $1,000 in the bank""He has got two beautiful daughters""She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

Used in print:

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

They have a son , William_Berry_Jr. , and a daughter , Mrs._J._M._Cheshire of Griffin .

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

In their first three games , the Longhorns have had the ball 41 times and scored 16 times , or 40 per_cent their total passing yardage in three games , 447 on 30 completions in 56 attempts , is only 22 yards short of their total passing yardage in 1959 , when they made 469 on 37 completions in 86 tries .

The Broncs did hit two quick strikes in the final_period against the Texans , but Dallas had enough of a lead to hold them off .

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

It won't develop until he has words with which to clothe it .

("Editorials"...)

He seems to have at_least a_few 30 - and 50 - megaton_bombs on_hand , since we cannot assume that he has exploded his entire stock .

5. have [ v ] have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract senseExamples:"She has $1,000 in the bank""He has got two beautiful daughters""She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

Used in print:

(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)

And she was made to fall_in_love with him again there in the rutted dirt driveway standing in the cold fog , mad as she was at his going_away when he really did n't have to , mad at their both got older in a life that seemed to have taken no more than a week to go_by .

8. have [ v ] have a personal or business relationship with someoneExamples:"have a postdoc""have an assistant""have a lover"

Used in print:

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

However well_chosen and cleverly arranged , such memorabilia unfortunately amounted to more of an interruption than an auxiliary to the evening 's main business , which ( considering the talent at_hand ) should probably have been the gathering of fresh samples of the Chicago style .

Even Joan_Sutherland may not have anticipated the tremendous reception she received from the Metropolitan_Opera audience attending her debut as Lucia in Donizetti 's `` Lucia_di_Lammermoor '' Sunday night .

Many years have passed since a Metropolitan audience heard anything comparable .

In some of the numbers the instrumental parts have even been recorded at different times and then later combined on the master tape to produce special_effects .

Thus , in `` The_Story_of_Ruth '' we have Ruth , Naomi , and Boaz and sets that are meticulously authentic .

9. have [ v ] organize or be responsible forExamples:"hold a reception,""have, throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc.

Used in print:

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

We have 2500 such projects , and they add_up to a_lot more_than just roads and wells and schools .

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

The way his red rubber lips were stretched across his pearly little teeth I though he was only having a little joke , but , no , he wanted me to bend down from the roar of wind so he could roar something into my ear .

10. have [ v ] have leftExamples:"I have two years left""I don't have any money left""They have two more years before they retire"

Used in print:

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

The Texans have two more road_games - at Buffalo and Houston - before they play for the home_folks again , and it looks as if coach Hank_Stram 's men will meet the Bills just_as they are developing into the kind of team they were expected to be in pre-season reckonings .

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

The Bears are set to play at Harris_Teachers_College at 3:30 tomorrow and have a doubleheader at Quincy , Ill. , Saturday .

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

In earlier centuries men had had enough to do in rebuilding a fundamental sense of order after chaos .

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

At State_College , he had no time to walk among the violets on the water 's edge .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

He had the hardest pains of growing before him now , as he approached twelve .

11. have [ v ] be confronted withExamples:: "What do we have here?""Now we have a fine mess"

Used in print:

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

But except for a vague adherence to the basic storyline - i.e. , that Ruth remained with Naomi and finally wound_up with Boaz - the film version has little to do with the Bible .

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

And what has dancing to do with all this ?

(Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)

Working in a vacuum of minimal information can result only in show_pieces that look good in exhibitions and catalogs and may please the public_relations department but have little to do with the essence of interior_design .

(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)

Among Bourbons the racial issue may have less to do with their remaining unreconstructed than other factors .

(J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)

in the Republic we have to do with an elite of physical and intellectual athletes , in the apostolic and monastic communities with an elite of spiritual and religious athletes .

Both of those have had dynamic run-ups in price on the market in recent months , both were selling at higher price-earnings and yield bases than Morton was coming to market at , and everyone who knew anything about it expected the Morton stock to have a fast run-up .

Both of those have had dynamic run-ups in price on the market in recent months , both were selling at higher price-earnings and yield bases than Morton was coming to market at , and everyone who knew anything about it expected the Morton stock to have a fast run-up .

Only three standard models - Buick , Chrysler , and Mercury - had slight year-to-year gains in March sales in the county .

She had - he informed her - kidney trouble , liver trouble , and a severe female disorder .

`` You did n't tell me I had cancer '' .

`` You have it , all_right .

(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)

She was personally sloppy , and when she had colds would blow her nose in the same handkerchief all day and keep it , soaking wet , dangling from her waist , and when she gardened she would eat dinner with dirt on her calves .

14. have [ v ] cause to do; cause to act in a specified mannerExamples:: "The ads induced me to buy a VCR""My children finally got me to buy a computer""My wife made me buy a new sofa"

Used in print:

(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)

Would not the emotional catharsis eventually brought_on by this awfulness have a calming , if not exhausting , effect likely to improve his client 's chances ?

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

A blow to this phase of the Central 's operations would have serious economic consequences not_only to the railroad itself , but to the 40000 people per day who are provided with efficient , reasonably priced transportation in_and_out of the city .

(H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)

Often , therefore , there are a number of rules having the same effect , and commonly other sets of rules as_well , having the opposite effect .

Often , therefore , there are a number of rules having the same effect , and commonly other sets of rules as_well , having the opposite effect .

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

As luck had it , he had not gone twenty feet in the street before Pat appeared .

16. have [ v ] get something; come into possession ofExamples:"receive payment""receive a gift""receive letters from the front"

Used in print:

(Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)

Except for a rich friendship with the painter , Chauncey_Ryder who gave him the only professional instruction he ever had - and this was limited to a_few lessons , though the two artists often went on painting trips together - Roy developed his art by himself .

(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)

In this final line , we have the key to his nature .

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

Mr._Speaker , for several years now the commuter railroads serving our large metropolitan areas have found it increasingly difficult to render the kind of service our expanding population wants and is entitled to have .

(Harry Olesker, Impact....)

He wondered how long it would be before they had a signed confession from Lionel_Black .

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

If he wondered whether the attackers would allow him to pull away unmolested , he had his answer a moment later .

17. have [ v ] undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)Examples:"She suffered a fracture in the accident""He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars""She got a bruise on her leg""He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

Used in print:

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

`` Hang this around your neck or attach it to other parts of your anatomy , and its rays will cure any disease you have '' , said the company .

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

Before the fight was over , the Harlem boy had a concussion and Trig was cut_up badly .